The Sun. — London, England, 1826-02-24 00:00:00

I when the party was overwheltned.with .the loss and distress an ticipated. The person had lately sent him notice that he had not Steered at all by that which he considered fatal to his trade. The Bill Passed in 1824 ; and, during that year, the Silk Trade went on with unexampled rapidity. In the spring F 011325 there was such an extent of trading and building that all were ast o ni s h e d. S i lk mills were erected which could not have cost less than 16,0001. Machinery was p ut t o an ex t ent i never b e f ore known. He spoke with great concern of Maccles field, in the state in which the population was placed by the Right Hon. Gentleman; he was compelled to describe what the fact was. He was obliged to say speculation never was carried on to the degree it was in th at town . Th e populat i on in 1821 amounted to 17,746. Between 1821 and 1828 it might have in creased to 20,000. In a Macclesfield Paper of the 15th of Fe bruary, 1825, .there appeared the following advertisement : " To Overteera, Guardians of the Poor, and F a mili es d es i rous of Settling in illacclesfield.—Wanted from 4 to 5,000 persons— (Bear !)—froirt the age of seven to twenty years,to be employed in throwing and manufacturing, silk. A great increase of trade having occurred, it is suggested that this is a ivourable oppor tunity for pereons with families, and appre ices, to insure a comfortable livelihood."—ln consequence of the advertisement, children and others xesorted to Macclesfield, and they got to gether upwards of 5,000 hands. Such was the trade in Noe -1 el s e afi:itl, and he w a s no t s a rpr i se d, a f ter t h e i n h uman proceeding 0 ' rotting children of seven years of age to the town, to find so much di stress occur on a reverse of trade. The ~ H on. and Learned Gentleman hail expressed great wonder at finding so many as eleven children removed to their parishes. Having called the attention of the House to these circumstances, he rni g i lt say, if there was distress in Spitalfields, the revival of Prohibitory measures would not relieve that distress. The manufacturers under the existing law. bad made more progrest il l ' , Peculation than they had ever done before. V as it to b e wo ndered at that the silk trade had appeared prominent in the general distress. .They could ilk alter their system of policy with respect to the silk trade without altering the whole % Nein of policy. in the course of last Session lie submitted to the House certain changes in the general system of policy, which went to the extent of abolishing the restrictive duties which had fettered trade, and he was sitprised to hear that tie of experience should impute the distress to the effect of these beneficial measures. The Right Hon, Gentleman had heard with great anxiety. Such statements. He had called for papers, and whe n th ey came b e f ore t h e House, i t would !Ifpear what had been the duties on importable merchandise. On articles of consumption they had derived every advantage. Ile then came to the gist of the question, namely, whether they co uld prevent smuggling and all its consequences in case the Prohibitory duties were laid on. Ile should contend th at re ,' *Medea' on trade would increase smuggling. The argument in favour of prohibition was, that they could follow the smug. glee into the very. pockets of' the people. That might be a good argument for an ardent Counsellor; an Advocate might Ineintain that doctrine; but who, taking a lib era l v i ew o f t h e tub, would WWI for the system which led to th e p ursu i t °L a person 'wearing a I3andama handkerchief. The seizure of hanilkerchiefS under the Prohibition Laws in one year amounted to 5,000, whilst the importations under free trade was 15,000. The inquiry on a former occasion had been Whether the hatalkeichtefs went to adorn the Ladies's heads, or the pockets ' of' Gentlemen. No—they were sold at the i East India CoMpany'e sales. They were then shipped to lieriburgli, Ostend, Rotterdam, and Guernsey. Then they came back again. The handkerchief was sold with the duty for eight s hilli n g s , an d to se ll i t f or four all the disgraceful } acts were committed which attended smuggling. Silk handker- I chiefs did not go to France. A person observed in the theatres that all the handkerchiefs tied to the chairs were cotton. When 1 in formers went to convict a person of wearing a Bandanna round his neck, the Magistrate who convicted bun often had °be in his pocket. In short, the smuggling system should be ravented by removing the temptation. When it was first men loned that manufactured silk goods were to be f r e e i n b ot h 1 l !louturiee that co rn they did aid, if the not believtrae it de was opened, lie would in France. One manufacturer go and try whether he try s could not du better in England. lie came ' OOyer and esta bli s he d his trade , but drew on himself the unjust). Ilty --, e persecution of the' English manufacturers. They 1 ,,"' c inlY said lie wes s smuggler, but that the Board of Trade „ere parties to his smuggling transactions. The Privy Council t hought the charge ought to be met. The individual was put on his trial before the Council. The charge of the I ri tia, l l manufacturers was heard. They could not make good I ode narge, but said if we could get at hie books we conld rct him. The foreigner, who came with a capital of thirty . I'ousand pounds said,—" My books—you shall see them. Let !n officer go with me in a coach and bring them." It was done, In _ d the o ff icer found the names of persons who to a man were working for him in Spitalfields as described in the book.— % C r t a )—The silk found on the premises of the accused per p4 WAS described to be smuggled ; 37 pieces seized out of se. anal hundred all proved to have b ee n made in Spitalfields and _tcliester. This transaction disgusted the Government. All Zh? knew the facts regretted that a foreigner, who had ern eltrked his capital to promote the trade of this country, should ;:,re been used so harshly. An lion. Member had stated the 1 r ber of workmen in this country to be on an average 500,000. w ages would ask that Hon. Member if lie knew what were their aeles at per mans Did he think less than shillings ? lie could :'Wore him that they were Many of them boys and girls from Leage of seven to eighteen, who received but Is. rid. per week, "I YI he doubted it' there were any workmen in France who re elared less. To earn even this paltry sang they were obliged to commence working at five o'clock in the morning . T h i s showed :to what an extent the distress of the bilk t ra d e was arr i ved at, hen, i from the smallness . of their profits, th e m anu f acturers ri'd only give that pittance to their workm en .-. 4 Hear, hear 1) tank to the value of 15 raillionsaterling were imported into . 11111 country, it would produce an increase to the Revenue of Pr Millions, which increase, he thought, wasatot to be consi ;Fed as a matter of trivial import. He was afraid he had en. red, at too great length on the subject, but he could not sit quietly and hear several Hon. Members say that monopoly,pro -4 awns of free commerce, and Spitalfields Acts were con tiSive to the interests of the country. These differences of Pinin put him in naiad of what happened during the fierce e arnes at the time of was to Question. The printum Z! l ___e of that question WAS to determine the standard of our e u i7neY• He had in his possession no less than one hundred la ss of pamphleta on time subject, and . he had collected no "tact absurd fifteen different opinions. S ome o f t h em were t h e absu r d h e had ever heard. One of them was that it consisted unitsterling abstract--(A laugh.)--Another that it was an ideal hue le (A faugh4—A third stated it to consist of a certain vit ae, fu VllYinent as related to commodities.—(A. laugh.)—He th e L i Zconvinced, he said, that if he were banished to instantl i of Laputa, and produced these documents, he would th e ~_, be Placed at the head of the Mint, and the charge of _ Fitterent banks of that island Placed entirely In his hands. a . ;;:iutigh.)—lf the House were disposed to revert to the old ra ti nes of selfishntaw, and restrict every thin that was h e would v _FI,I or exotic, he , could not certainly pre e v ent; but he ,Z,?_ 1 (1 protest against a prohibition of free commerce. lie had F ee v i o is eut of doors appeals which were not only painful to his Cour' but also extremely unjust to his character.—(llear !) e ie ~ any man suppose, for an initant, that he was less sensi ....tartan others to the distress which prevailed in the country. 4 u 4 , 1 ,,,e, had, however, his duty (and it was sometimes a painful 1 ee l `cr e l to perform us a Minister. lie had to propose a measure h ad itewould prevent a recurrence of those misfortunes which r °oll u tr en so latelY. experienced by the commercial part of this tv ., r• Countries, he said, were not wanting in Europe, nay roi ly; o r the opposite side of the Atlantic, who were desi promoting the stability of their commerce. And why ithheo_uld this country be backward in following the:example set p,f l bY others, • when, lie would ailirm, its whole source of I,79frty depended on its conimerce.--(Hear!)e-The time 1 ,4, come, and he hoped it was not distant, when they would Ist ar to that period, when mutual con fi dence would be re jaeq, and every one would regard his neighbour's undertak. ' hr as the only source of national security.—(Hear !)—lie ~,„N1 that he should live to see the day, (whether he held a rmolie • • , la „ or private situation) when the country Would rejoice at , rep p rosperity, which prosperity it had attained by an asille ee,,, to a system which contributed to the best interests or the cle' e 4 rY• The Right Hon. Gentle Man sat down amidst the 1, 4 of the whole House, which lasted fig some time. tie e ‘;;;BARING rose amidst ' loud .cries of " Question, ques toe„ Order, ord e r 1"-- an d afte r ` wa i t i ng some time, ceded A l . general call of the Muse. late r : Secretary CANNING was of opinion that a subject of till h Itn Portance to the country c o u ld not cc discussed at so l ate Hou s e r of the night, without considerable inconvenience ttethe ~ jot:: j . and he therefore moved that the debate should be ad. 11°Lite d' e other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the • i t Journedatt ONE O'CLOCK. %to w said that Mr. ErrcouaT, the new ; 4 1 ''ber for Oxford, was not, at the time of his C a n e °rn ing a candidate, actually a member of any e g or Hall in the University. t eve ore RooE When Commodore was at Pa ros , kill lurkish widows, whose hasbands had been e d at Corinth, were brought on board the co4th Carolina ; by the Greeks, for sale. The ti,„4'madore generously paid their ransom, gave (A ` 4l their liberty, and sent them to Smyrna.-- n Paper). To the GENTLEMEN; CLERGY, and FREEHOLDERS of NORTHUMBERLAND. GENTLEMEN, -IL ITAVING just retu rne d f rom m y C anvass i n the western parts of the County, I hasten to apprise my Friends of the very decided expression of goodwill and as surance of support which I have universally met with. Appearances are now so favourable throughout all . parts of the County, that my success can barely admit of a denbt ; but as my Adversary holds out a determination of proceeding to a poll, I must earnestly request your attendance on the Day of _Election. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obliged and faithful servant, HENRY THOMAS LiDDELL. Committee-room, Queen's Head, Newcastle, Feb. 16, 1826. PARLIAMENTAR Y PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. Ways and Means—Committee. 2. Supply—Committee. • 3. South American Treaties Bill—Report. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 1. Sir Henry Hardinge—Ordnance Estimates. Un Committee of Supply.) 2. Mr. Maherly—To oppose the motion that the Speaker do leave the Chair, in order that the House resolve into a Com- mittee of Supply, for the purpose of calling the attention of the House to the present state of Exchequer 13111 s, 'and the transactions of Government with the Bunk. 3. Mr. Ellice----To refer to a Select Committee all Petitions against the importation of Poreign'Silks.—(Adjourned De bate.) PRIVATE BII d Second Headings fn. This D. Bridgewater Improvement; iixeter, Holt, Allendale, and Wigan, &c. Roads. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS frank Stuck 3 per tent. Red 77 3 per Cent. Cont. 3i per Cent. Ditto Red B4i n 4 per tent. New Rank bong Ann. India Stock . Ditto Bond% • 7 6 4 dis. South Sea Stock PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrisn lids, 6 per rent.- 54 ----- 1826 ---...._ Scrip Buenos Ayres ilds Milian, Ms 6 per cent — Colombian lids — Do. 1824 Danish, 6 per cent. ... Do. 1825 - 62 i (ireek this Do. 182 i Guatimala — 3lexican lids — Do.. 1825 6041 8 i PRICE OF IRISU Bank Stock 239 Gov. Deb. 33 per cent.... 904 4 per cent. New do. tili Gov. Stock, 3 3 per ct.... 854 1; 0 Consols 3 per cent. ...774 7 if Royal Canal Stock - Grand Canal Stock — Ditto Loan, 4 per cent. Ditto Ditto, li per cent. DAY AT ONE O'cl.oCK. Old Annnities New Ditto Ex. Bills WOOL 10. Ipin. 1 dii. Ditto 500/. litl. ... par 1 pin. Ditto Sinai! 11(1. Ditto Advertised • Bank for Acct. India for Acct. COII3. for Acct. 76 INDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Mexican Scrip Neapolitan, 1824 Neapolitan Scrip Peruvian Bonds Do. Scrip Portuguese Bonds Prussian, 6 per cent. Ditto New Russian. New, sp. 77A4 Spanish 11121, 6p. c. 109 1 1823 French Renter, 5 p. c. 911 f. —c. Exchange ... 25f. 60c. 3 p• c. --- Exchange TOCKS, FEB. 21. Mining Company Pin St. Patrick Insurance National ditto. Hibernian Bank Fish Shares • • _ Patriotic ditto Royal Irish Mining 3 pm, New Brighton Hibernian Gas Company PRICES Or 911,111 ES AT ONE O'CLOCK. United Mexican Mining Company Ditto New FOItEIGNAMAILS. Guernsey and' .Yerser Lisbon Gottenburgh liamblirgh Holland . France Flandert Jre Sho re, mit vri). - 2 H 11411 ‘VATER Al 1.01V1)0:4111tIogn TO-11101t1Ritt% dlornin g , 5 minutes after 4.1 Evenin g , 23 minutes after 4. Tilt] SUN. LI:31 QV'S DICEIZE F4l . $UJr ACIDE.I LONDON, FRIDAY I, 'VEIVIIVG. FEBRUARY 24, 1826. MANUFACTURING DISTRESS. W e regret to find, in the following extract of a letter from a very intelligent Manufacturer of Saddleworth, in Yorkshire —the seat of our most curious, land ingenious woollen.manufacture— a melancholy corroboration of the distress which prevails throughout the manufacturing districts:— SADDLEWOII.7I/, FEB. 22. " You can have but an imperfect idea of the distress in which the manufacturers of this district are plunged. Even those of undoubted large property are brought to an absolute stand by the want of confidence, which has in truth become almost uni versal. The unlooked-fbr stoppage of the Union Bank has occa sioned a general derangement of business, yet upon a minute examination of the affkirs of ilfessrs. Ilarrop, Brown, and liar rop, there appears to be an undoubted large balance in their fa vour, after payment of every outstanding demand upon the firm. This of course depends on the solvency of the parties indebted to their Bank, but the surplus is so large, that there can be no reasonable doubt of every claimant receiving his full demand. Annexed Is a statement of the affitirs of the Union Bank, which have been inspested by a Committee, consisting Mr. Taylor, Duckenfield Hall—for Ashton. Mr. Joseph Jones Mr. James Lees; }for Oldham. Mr. Bride 1 Mr. John Hilton Mr. Wm. Kenworthy for Saddleworth. Mr. John Broadbent - - STATEMENT Or WIIE UNION DANE. d. Dr.--Amount of debts owing by li. B. & Co. 101,512 17 0 Amount of Notes in circulation . 20,200 0 0 Balance due Bank . . . . 10,052 16 7 £140,733 13 7 Cr..—Amount of debts due to H. B. & Co. Bank Buildings, &c. - Stamps on b an d - - - - - Bills and Cash on hand - 105,301 3 8 1,102 0 0 - 000 0 0 33,730 9 11 xi4n,733 13 7 Bs. d.alance, Bank a ccount . 10,952 16 7 John Harrop's private estate . 21,473 0 0 Edward Brown's . . 31,514 0 0 John Harrop, jun. - 6,362 0 0 £52,340 0 0 gg There is In be a Meeting on the affairs of the Bank on Thursday. Our circulation of notes ' from the neighbouring Banks may be said to be suspended—for, if notes are issued they are certain to comb in on the same day—perhaps in half an hour. Notwithstanding the numerous large properties of manufacturers in this neigh bourhood, it is supposed that not more than 7 or 8 will be able to find means for paying wages next Saturday ! There is, in fact, no adequate circu lating medium-in which they can be paid, for, with ample property in good bills—neither notes, nor gold can he procured. Some of the principal shopkeepers afford great relief, by giving goods for bit ls on London, but for which, the transactions of society here must be at a stand. In Lancashire the printing works are all reducing work ; some are coming to a stand still : the spinners too, gene rally, are reducing the number of their hands, particularly in Preston and the neighbourhood. Mr. Bo anocits is the only person in that part who keeps his hands hi full work. His con chid in this trying time, is deservedly the theme of praise throughout the Country. Although the failure of Messrs. /Ltuitors' Bank has been followed by such lamentable consequences, —the universal feeling towards all the partners is that of unfeigned respect. 'That Mr. Matto'', senior, after a long and irreproachable life, should be thus involved in misfortune, is universally regretted ; as indeed are also the misfortunes of Mr. BROWN and Mr. lIAIMOP, jun. Every one here is at a loss to cenjecture in what manner our difficulties are to be filially got through. Unless relief be afforded by the return of confidence, there must be a general crash in this part of the country." The St. Petersburgh Journal to the Ist of February, inclusive, was received this morning ; it does not contain a syllable of news beyond the few extracts which follow : ST. PETERSIII7IIOII. 2.--According to the opinion of the Council of the Em pire, approved by the Emperor, the value of the silver ruble is fixed at three rubles sixty copecs in paper for Ipfi. FEB 4.—The Emperor has again made numerous promotions in the Army. The Harbour of Revel was open again in the night of the 18th January. General 31 inckwits, Adjutant,General of . his Majesty the King of Saxony, had an audience of the Emperor on Satur day, in which he delivered. the letters of condolence from his Sovereign on the deathof the Emperor Alexander, and the fell. citations on the accession of his present Majesty, and on Sun. day he had an audience of their Alitjasties the Empresses. The following are extracts from the Ilamburgls Correspondent, which arrived .this HAatir, Exp. 17 and 18. The Second Chamber of the Statecgeneral continues the diNctoodon of the Code of Commerce FED. 21.—The Second Chamber was chiefly occupied In hearing the report of die Committee of Petitions. The Central geetinn made its report on the Project of Law for a loon of 20 millions of florins for the tn,e of the Colonies. The report was ordered to be printed and distributed, and the debate was fixed for Saturday next. WARSAW, FED. 9. By nn Imperial Ordinatice, dated Petersburgh, Jan. 3, the Moraviana in the kingdom of Poland, are exempted from Mi litary service, and placed on the same footing as the Menonites. STocxsiorat, Fxn. 7. It Is said that next summer there will be a camp of 10,000 men in liadugardsgarde, and at the same time a new plan for provisioning. the army be tried. Letters from M. Hanswolf state, that he bad happily arrived with his little Colony of English and Swedes at Autioquia, on the Canea. 11AnovEn, Fr.n. 14.—The fluke of Cambridge is still con fined to his apartments, but the, pain in the feet is diminished. The New York Commercial Advertiser was received this morning at the North and Smith American Coffee-house, and contains some remarks on the recent violent debates in the Parliament of Upper Canada. The grand source of debate is the degree of encourage ment that ought to be given to Citizens of the United States, to emigrate from their country and become domiciled in the British territories, and the management of the Provincial Post Office. The Canadian Government, it ap pears, is decidedly opposed to the first of these questions, which is advocated by a Mr. FOTIICa• GILL, Editor of the York IK.ekly Register, and a Mr. 13 1AwELL, who in general succeed in carry ing their measure, In spite of the strenuous exer tions of the ATTO IL y-G EN ERAL and Mr. JONAS JONES. On the subject of the Post Office the charge against the Colonial Government is i ndeed somewhat strange. It is no less than an asser tion that this branch of the Revenue is so pro ductive, as not only to defray the expense of the establishment, but that 15,0001. is annually sent to England, from its funds. If this asserti on were true, we must, we think, have heard of it in this country before now, for that an American Colony should support itself and afford a surplus, is an event in the History of England that many would rejoice to hear, besides being a fact, far too interesting to escape public obser vation. In the end the Alien question w as carried by th e A .csnti•Government party— t h e House of Assembly agreeing to an Address to the KING. This triumph has been followed by Mr. FOTHERGILLIS discharge from his office of Printer for the Province. TIIE FUNDS. Consols —Yesterday, closed Alter the Close -76 i 7 - 767,- 76 This morning opened The general conviction yesterday, that Mii sters would not relax in their determination to decline assisting the commercial world, flattened Consols to 761 after the close or the market. This morning the market opened yet more de pressed, from the report of last night's debate, and Consols began at 76.- The Market then fell into a state of great confusion, and Consols were offered at 761 i. In this state it continued, til I an eminent Broker made a movement, taking off 200,000, which stimulated other buyers, who then run Consols up to 764. A considerable amount of business was affected, and at 1 o'clock, Con. sols were pretty steady at 764 Bank Stock India Bonds 3 per Cent. Consols (Money-) Ditto (A ccount) 3 per Cent. Reduced 3i per Cent. Reduced New 4 per Cent. ' . Exchequer Bills, .£lOOO-1 pm. 1 dis. ..000-1 pm. 1 dia. X.lOO-40. I pm. If Exchequer Bills cannot be raised to a pre mium, even with the support of the Bank, wha might be their value, in the Market, if five millions Were advanced by Government? The probability is that they would either be unsaleable, or sacrificed at a price that would inevitably bring down Con sols. Who would buy in the Funds, with Ex chequer Bills at the discount that may be anti cipated ? • 203. 7 6 4 dis. - 76 -76 ii. -77 k. - FOREIGN. Very few transactions in this Market :—Co. Zambian, 4.51; Mexican Six per Cents., 58 1 1; Greek, 18 ; Spanish, 93 ; Russian Bonds, 18. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. Viscount Torrington; Lord Garvagh, from Windsor ; the Marchioness of Tayistock, from Oakley House, Bedfordshire; Colonel and Mrs. Gore Langton, from Brighton ; Sir Charles Ibbetson, Bart. from Denton Hall, Yorkshire; Colo►nel and Mrs. Beaumont, from Bretton Hall, Yorkshire ; Earl of Lis. _ DEPARTURES FROM TOWN. Lord A. Lennox; Lord (L Lennox, for Sussex; Lord and Lady Fraileis Gower, for Brighton. Yesterday morning the Duke of Clarence came to town fro►n Bushy Pail, and 'returned in . the evening. The Alaichioness of Hertford entertained an elegant party yesterday evening, Lady Owytlyr entertained a party of fu in hionables on Wed nesday evening, at h er house Piccadilly. On Wednesday the isird Mayor entertained at dinner a nu merous party of distinguished Members of both Houses of Parliament, amongst whom wo noticed—The Marvis of Lang. down, Lord King, Lord J. Russell, Sir G. Staunton, Bart. lion. J. Abercrombie, A. Roberts, E sq . J. S car i ett„ Esq. H. Brougham, Esq. ' l'. Denman, Esq. J. Hume, Esq. .1... Ellis . , Esq. .J. Smith , Esq. W. Smith, L aq . J. Willi ams, E sq. W. Williams, Esq. J. Calcraft, Esq. Sir R. Wilson, &c. NORTHUMBERLAND ELECTION. ALNwicK, Fen.e2.—Total polled this day,at ye o'clock--- For ATT lEW BELL, Egg. :107 Hon IL 'l'. LIDDELL . rtes Yesterday afternoon, soon after three o'clock, the Loup MAYOR, Sir James Shaw, Alderman Drydges, Alderman Thompson, Alderman Vi rood, and Mr. Thomas Wilson, M. P. ' waited upon the Earl of fay Ertooot., at the Noble Earl'sbouse in Whitehall. The consultation occu pied about an hour ; after which the Earl of Liverpool had an tnterview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Secre tary Canning, previous to the Noble Earl' s go i ng to t h e H ouse of Peers. Yesterday the Portuguese Ambassador trans acted business at the ,Foreign Office, in Downing. street. It is generally supposed that Mr. WATSON TAyr.on, whose seat is cOOthiLIOUS to the town, will he the ;rt4 Member for Devizes, in the room of Mr. ESTCOURT. 'Mr. Mmurtx, it is rumoured, resigns his seat for the County Oalway next election, in favour of Mr. Lam. Bert, who has the support of the Marquis of Cianricarde. Mr. Martinis election is secured by this arrangement in the town, Mr. Prendergast having been induced to resign.—(Freeinan's Journal.) RUSSIAN LOAN NEGOCI ATED Hy MR. N. M. ROTIISCIIILDi IN LoistnoNe---The half yearly Divi dend on the above Loan, which becomes due on Wednesday the Ist of March next, will be paid by Mr. N. M. Romscritt,n, on that and every succeeding day, between the hours of ten and two, at his Counting-house, No. 2, New Court. The Dividend Warrants, with a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one day previous to payment, for the purpose of being examined. 13nA it LTA z LOAN of 2,000,0001, sterling, new , - ciated by Mr. N. M. ItoTtiscumn, in London, in 1825.—The half-yearly Dividend on the above Loan, which be "comes due on Saturday, the I st of April next, will be paid by Mr. N. M. gonis cml:l3 on that and every succeeding day, between the hours of ten and two, at his Counting•house, No. 2, New Court, St. S within's-lane. The Dividend Warrants, with a list thereof, in nu merical order, must be left, one da►y previous, for examination. PftESSIAbT LOAN, negocinted by Mr. N. M. RontsculLo, in London, in 1818.—The half yearly Dividend on the above Lean, which be comes due on Saturday, the Ist of April next, will be paid by Mr. N. M. ROTDSCUILD on that and every succeeding day, between the hours of ten and two, at his Counting-house, No. Q, New Court, St.• Swithin's-lane. The Dividend War. rants, with a list thereof, in numerical order, must be left, one day previous, for examination. Mr. MOSES LOUSADA, of Finsbury -square, dropped down dead this morning, in a counting. house near the Royal Exchange, COMMON COUNCIL. The Lour) MAYOR. held a Court of Common Council yesterday at Guildhall, to consider the propriety of pre senting Petitions to both Houses of Parliament . fOr the RePeal of the Corn Laws, and praying for the Reduction of the As.. eessed Taxes and such other Imposts as may enable the British manufacturers to compete with foreigners upon the principles of a free trade. The Lout) Mayn't, upon taking the-Chair, shortly addressed the Court. Mr. FAVELL brought the business forward in a long street'', and moved. a Resolution upon the subject, %Inch Mr. Alder. man Weidman seconded. , Mr. Aldennan Wont) then suggested, as the Lord'ltlayor had a particula appointment with the Earl of Liverpool at three o'clock, and the question was one of very great import9no 4 that it would be better to ad j ourn the discussion to another day,, that every Gentleman who telt disposed might have an opportunity of expressing his sentiments. This, after some observations from Mr. flrx - or..- and Mr% GAt.r.owaY, was assented to, and the Lynn MAYOR Ulae diately appointed this day at one o'clock for a Court for the purpose. The Court agreed with a Report from the Committee fo r General Purposes for subscribing 4001. towards the funds rais.' ing for the relief of the sufferers by the recent calamitous fire at Miramichi. And with another Report from that CoMmittee for a subscription of 2001. towards the St: Ann's Society Charity School. The It emembrancer reported . to the Court thatthe Equitabl Loan Bank Company h a d p resente d , a pet i t i on to • Parliament for a Bill, which was referred to the ComMittee for 6(.116.41 Purposes to consider and report to a.futareCour6 Three applications to Parliament relative to , tl * Kensington Canal—the Hammersmith Bridge, and the Basingstoke Canal were reported, and referred to • the Navigation Cotinnittee for consideration. - • Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAN and several other Members pre sented a requisition to the Lord Mayor, for an Especial Court, to consider of petitioning both Houses of Parliament for an in. quirt' into the conduct and practice of Joint stock Companies and his Lordship appointed Tuesday next for the purpose. SHIPPING INTELLICT'ENCE. [FROM LLOYD'S.] DEAL, FEW. N.W...—About noon a breeze sprung up from the N.W'., when the whole of the outward bound sailed. Arrived the Daphne, Fearman,.from Smyrna, and Thane of Fife, Wilson, from St. Michael's. Passel through from diti)iliver the Orion, Sadler, and Etheldred, Sutton, for Jamaiat i ; Loyalist, Mimes, for Tobago, and the Arab transport, f*Vortsmouth p. rn. , the wind is now no better than west. An East Indianian has just arrived from the River—reported to be the Thomas Coutts. PORTSMOU 23.—Wind W.N.W. to The Juliana, Innes, or' - Madras and Bengal, has put bask again, and brought up at St. Helens. Yesterday, about noon. oft' the Wight, observed a large ship with only her mainmast standing, accompanied by a Pilot-boat. FALMOUTH, PEn. 22.—Wind S.W., strong gales.—Ar. rived the Lavinia, Askew, from Oalipoli. Cowes, FED. 23.—Arrived the Hyperion, from Charleston, and \ V illiam. Weller, from Ilavannah-the two above ships arrived yesterday, the former with loss of bowsprit, foremast. &e. &c., and must'unload apart or the whole of her cargo ; the latter with loss of bulwarks, &c. lit vEn roar., Fun. 22.—Wind W.—Arrived the . Pioneer (late (lreenleaf). from Savannah ; Warren, Luceack, from Maranhani ; William Penn, GUlgrove, Savannah ; Honiulotis, Webb, from Charleston; Joshua, Prawse, Trieste. * The Pioneer (late Greenleaf) arthed at Liverpool, from Savannah ; had her Captain *limbed overboard, Mate • killed, and the carpenter his legn broken by a sea, whish'strttek the vessel on the Ist inst. LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, FE8.24. The arrivals to this morning's market are very small, on ac. count of the late stormy Winds. Wheat is dull at last quota- tions. Barley supports Monday's prices, but little doing. Oats are in trifling demand, for Immediate use. in Beini and Pease nothing doing of any c o nsequence. MiltlVALll—English Wheat, 3,500; Barley, 2,050; Oats, 980; Foreign Barley, 400 quarters; English Flour, 3,000 sacks. • SMITHFIELD MARKET, Fun. 24. The &Holing .is an accurate Report of the numbers and prices atSmithtield Market this morningi— CATTLE AT ItARICET.• Beasts 032 I Sheep Calves To sink the 01141, per stone of OM Beet 4s 4d to 45 10dVeal /A Od to 1. 1k! I V Mut ton 4 5 B t l t o 5 5 Od Pork .55 24 to fir Od Lamb Os 011 to On Od. HAY AND STRAW, ?En LOAD. Bay, £3 10 t o £4 10 I Clover £4 55 to £ll Zist Straw £ 1 .165 to £2 O. V AtixtrAl.r..---In addition to Bishop, Bohan), and Miss Stephens, we bear that Sinclair, is en. gaged, and that Madame Vestris and Mies Pato►► have been applied to ; Spagnoletti is to lead.— Oscar Byrne and his elegant partner are also to be there. Boxes are to be erected in the saloon (where the concerts are to be given), which are to be let for the season as at the Opera ; we have heard of the names of two Noble Dukes, who have already bespoke one each ; so that, to ensure .a successful season, the Proprietors have only to bespeak fine weather ! VELLUTI and BONIN} are to appear in the new Opera of Mobillda e Isabina, to-morrow. the greatest pains have been taken to briog out this composition in the most perfect state ; the rho.. rushes, which , are remarkably line, have been particularly attended to, and the drecsea and scenery, which are of a splendid desciption, are entirely new. Upwards of 3000 operative weavers congre gated about the avenues of the House of Com mons last night, all of whom displayed the utmost anxiety as to the measures relating to the importation of foreign silks, which was then before the House. They conducted themselves with becoming order, and dispersed at its close, without creating a disturbance of any kind. The Legislature of Maryland has finally passed an Act, removing the civil and political disabilities under which the Jews have laboured in that state since the formation of its Government BIRTHS. On the 23d inst., in Hunter-street, Brunawick-squay, the lady of Charles Pott , Esq. of a daught er . On the 7th inst. at Florence, the lady of the litv. Archdale Wilson Tayler, Ch a pl a i n , Company's Serviee at Bengal, of a son. DIED. On the 25th January, aged 75, Mrs. Elizabeth flaylvardi wife of M. Charles Hayward, inhabitants of St. inetin'in. the-Fields, and St. Paul's, Covent-garden, 48 year', muck re,. apected and regretted by a numerous acquaintance. Yesterday, at his house, Knightsbrulge, Colonel De Roos, Aide-de-Camp to his Royal Highness the Duke of Y"k` On Tuesday last, at lits mother'', image, chipliam-eommon, the Rev. Ebenezer Ware, A.M. of Trinity College, Cambridge, aged 2q. _ On Saturday, the 11th inst. Air, John Jones, of Francis.. street, Bedford-square.